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Homeowner And Victim Jailed After Early Morning Shooting In Molino
August 12, 2025
The homeowner and victim have been charged after a shooting early Tuesday morning in Molino.
First responders were called to the 6300 block of Jahaza Street for a shooting victim about 4:20 a.m., but the victim left the scene.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, a female and her male cousin traveled from Atmore to a home on Cedartown Road; she told deputies that she had been invited to the residence. The Sheriff’s Office said the woman became irate because another female was present at the residence, and the two females got into an argument.
“The homeowner broke it up,” Sgt. Melony Peterson said. “As the female and male who came from Atmore were attempting to leave, the homeowner got a gun and fired off a couple of rounds.” She said one round struck the vehicle, and another round hit the male in the back. The ECSO stopped the vehicle in the area of Gunter Custom Pools on Highway 29 just north of Archer Road. The male, in his 20s, was transported to an area hospital, suffering a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the back.
The homeowner, 45-year-old Edward Hamid Lewis, Sr. of Molino, was charged with felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
The female’s cousin provided deputies with a fake name, according to the ECSO, and he had multiple outstanding warrants. ECSO said 36-year old Aundray Reshard Butler of Mobile Highway in Pensacola was charged with giving a false name and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Records show he had outstanding warrants for aggravated battery when offender knew or should have known the victim was pregnant, simple assault, burglary with assault or battery, and witness tampering. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond.
Pictured: The scene of an early morning shooting in Molino. Photos courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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8 Responses to “Homeowner And Victim Jailed After Early Morning Shooting In Molino”
This whole story is weird. How did the younger guy even get involved in this mess and where did he come from? Did he ride with the Atmore folks to visit or was he staying at the Lewis residence. 3 guys and 2 women in a fight …. One deputy to sort it out
Sd,
The problem is that the local Judges would rather punish law abiding citizens and victims, than actually affect change on the street. Kinsey and Pitre punish the victim and reward the abuser/ crime committee. Until Judges lose absolute immunity this is not going to change.
Nobody saw nothing .
It already had a mandatory 20 for felons caught with gunz
M — you’re blaming the Atmore person who got shot, when the molino homeowner is the one that did the shooting.
It’s past time for our Judicial Circuit, to send a clear message to convicted felons caught with firearms. There should be a mandatory sentence of 15 years, with no early parole, if caught with a firearm.
Are there any felons living in Escambia County who don’t have a gun? Seems like every article includes the line, “charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon”.
If you can’t make the trip to Atmore for a shootout, they will bring it to you.